# notices.txt - last update 5/16/08 rrenner ** 5/16/08 ************************************ Please read the new ANNOUNCEMENTS posted on Webct. ** 4/16/08 *************************************** No new assignment this week. P2 is cancelled. P6 is due by this Saturday (19th). COMPLETE READING of CH.6. ** 4/09/08 *************************************** Check the LABS link for the Ch.6a exercises, and P6. ** 3/12/08 *************************************** QUIZ4 and QUIZ5 are available on Wiley Plus. You must take QUIZ4 by midnight Saturday, March 15th. You must take QUIZ5 by midnight Monday, March 24th. Check the LABS link for the Ch.5 exercises. The TURNIN directory will re-open at midnight, Wed.12th. P5 submissions must be uploaded to TURNIN by midnight, Fri.14th. MIDTERM EXAM will be held on WEDNESDAY, March26th (1hr50min). ** 3/6/08 *************************************** QUIZ3 is available on Wiley Plus. You must take it prior to midnight, Saturday, March 9th. Check the LABS link for the Ch.4 exercises and labs P4 and P5. ** 2/24/08 ********************* Quiz 1 & 2 have been RE-OPENED for those of you unable to take it before 9pm last Friday. My apologies, I apparently neglected to set the time-zone for our course, and it defaulted to Eastern. You have until midnight Monday! thanks! ** 2/21/08 *************************************** from Kevin Clark: strace writes all the system calls to stderr not stdout. So a simple redirect of the text to an output file using just a > wont work. We need to use a 2> instead. So, assuming the executable is named mycp the command would be strace mycp 2>mytrace thanks Kevin. LAB1 DUE: Friday, Feb.22nd, 11pm, where: /usr/projects/csci340//P1/ 3 files (source,readme,tracefile) permissions: P1 and files => 777 (rwx for all) ** 2/18/08 ************************************* Due Today: exercise subset from 2.1-2.12, assigned one week ago. Due Friday, 22nd - solution to 2.18 - turnin procedures TBA - POSIX API - implement pseudocode from figure 2.1, pg.44 ** 2/14/08 ************************************* TEXTBOOK IS IN! ************************************************* * 2/4/08 ******************************************* The AS Bookstore has confirmed that their price for the "Bundled" version (book and WileyPlus code) will be $121. ISBN for the package is 9780470120279. Unfortunately, it is on backorder, with a new scheduled delivery date of 2/15/08. I will post ch.2 for you. * 2/3/08 ******************************************* PURCHASING WILEYPLUS - may not automatically come with your purchase of a new or used textbook. I am awaiting confirmation from the bookstore rep and our Wiley rep. If you don't have WileyPlus access or the text yet, go to VISTA course home page to access Chapter 1. * 1/29/08 ****************************************** Welcome to CSCI 340 - Operating Systems! You can register for WileyPLUS and access our CSCI340 online course at: http://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/class/cis56133/ You will need to use the Registration Code that came with your NEW textbook, or purchase a registration code from Wiley. Once you have registered. Please read Chapter 1 - Introduction. --rrenner